Lula Camp Splits on Criminal Age Cut to 16
Lula's camp is split over cutting Brazil's criminal age to 16 as the Senate vote on its security amendment stays...
October 15, 2026Section
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Argentine Police Clash With University March
Buenos Aires university march police clash: tear gas and water cannons hit the Marcha Federal Universitaria at Congress; 7 injured.
October 15, 2026
Costa Rica Names 9 Narcoterrorist Groups
Costa Rica's president named nine narcoterrorist groups on 14 October, six Mexican cartels already on the US terror list. No...
October 15, 2026
Bolivia Seizes US$500,000 and Gold Bars
Bolivian police seized over US$500,000, four gold bars and weapons from a Colombian held in Santa Cruz. Prosecutors test a...
October 15, 2026
Brazil Arrests Guarulhos Shootout Suspect
Security forces arrested a Guarulhos shootout suspect in Bahia on Wednesday, 14 October, 75 days after the airport clash with...
October 15, 2026
Ecuador Detains 4 in Operation Muralla
Ecuador detained four alleged Comandos de la Frontera members in 14 raids on 15 October, weeks after the US took...
October 15, 2026
Brazil Arrests Márcio Canella in Fuel Probe
Brazil's Federal Police arrested deputy-elect Márcio Canella on 15 October in a fuel-station laundering probe that allegedly moved about US$1.5...
October 15, 2026
Colombia Bus Crash Leaves 4 Dead, 56 Hurt
A bus from Ecuador overturned on the Pan-American Highway in Cauca, Colombia, with 4 dead and 56 injured. Here is...
October 15, 2026
Mexico Arrests Los Cromos Leader ‘El Cromo’
Mexican Navy arrests Iván N, alias El Cromo, leader of CJNG-linked Los Cromos, in Guadalajara. What we know and what...
October 14, 2026